Robert Herman Orlando Corbin (15 February 1948) is a Guyanese politician who was the

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People's National Congress (PNC) between 2003 and 2012. Born in

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, Corbin worked for the Youth Ministry of the

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before being educated in

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and

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at the

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and the

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.Corbin biography at PNC site
/ref> He worked as a social worker from 1966 to 1977 and during this time joined the PNC youth arm, the Young Socialist Movement before taking up a seat on the party's Central Executive Committee. Corbin, who was first elected to the

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in 1973, became one of the leading lights in the PNC, serving the party as Senior Vice Chairman and General Secretary as well as holding a number of government ministries, including the office of Deputy Prime Minister from 1985 to 1992. Elected PNC chairman in 2000, in December 2002 became acting party leader following the death of

Desmond Hoyte Hugh Desmond Hoyte (9 March 1929 – 22 December 2002) was a Guyanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Guyana from 1984 to 1985 and President of Guyana from 1985 until 1992. Personal Life and Education Hoyte was born on 9 March 192 ...

. In February 2003 he was officially chosen to lead the PNC. A disappointing defeat for the PNC in the 2006 legislative elections saw Corbin's leadership come under scrutiny, although ultimately his two prospective challengers withdrew before a contest could be organised and his leadership was affirmed. He was temporarily replaced as the chairman by

Bishwaishwar Ramsaroop Bishwaishwar 'Cammie' Ramsaroop (28 November 1939 - 16 August 2021) was a Guyanese politician from People's National Congress. Prior to his political career, he was a teacher and minister in the Forbes Burnham administration. From October 1980 t ...

in 2010. In July 2012 Corbin was succeeded as party leader by David Arthur Granger. Corbin, who is married with five grown-up children, continues to practice as an attorney-at-law. He is also the younger brother of singer and actor

Sol Raye Neville Marshall-Corbin (1936 – 31 March 2006) was a Guyanese cabaret singer, composer and recording artist who moved to England in the 1960s and originally studied acting, performing with the English Stage Company. He was born in Christianbur ...

.Biography of Sol Raye
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Corbin, Robert Living people 1948 births Government ministers of Guyana Guyanese social workers Members of the National Assembly (Guyana) People's National Congress (Guyana) politicians People from Linden, Guyana